The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-02-17
FERGUSON & CONLEY. Publishers.
FoRTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.


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passed without objection 70 encourage
the manufacture of steel for army
ordnance, and for naval armor, guns
and shafting. Ell 10000 are 10 be expended
| over period OF six years. Twenty House bills
| were passed. including an amendment to the act
| prohibiting the importation OF aliens under la
Dor contracts Fades Tehauntepec bin was
then discussed, Mr. Morgan speaking until near
O'Clock. when the Senate went into executive
session, and at 80 p. m. adjourned
| HoUsE.-A resolution was laid over for one
| day proposing to make Tuesday, February IS, q
| special order for Mrs. Eogans pension bill. A
motion was lost to suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bill with an amendment referring
private claims TO the Court OF Claims The
| Senate bill for the erection Of public build
| ing at Augusta, Ca, was passed. Under
| suspension OF the rules bills were passed grant
ing the right OF way through Indian Territory
| 10 the Chicago Kansas and Nebraska railway,
appropriating sl250O0 for completing the pub
lie building at Detroit and increasing the
limit OF cost TO $4,000 OF the public building
at Troy, N. Y. Al $50 p. m. the House adj
journed.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. a-SENATE-A resolution
I was discussed and then went over. calling
for information in regard TO the disposition
OF moneys heretofore appropriated for the
| survey OF public lands In Nevada. A
| bill was introduced for the purchase of
| picture OF Andrew Jackson on Trial Be-
| fore Judge Hail. in New Orleans in 1915"
| House bills on the calendar were taken up and
number passed. At two o'clock the Eads bill
was submitted, but went over by consent. The
House bill regulating the importing and landing
! OF mackerel was discussed Ut length and with
out action until BIB p. m. After On executive
session OF five minutes the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed increasing TO ono
and one-hah million dollars the appropriation
for new public building Mt Brooklyn, ". Y.
| A bill was reported for the issue OF subsidi-
airy silver coin; also bill for fixing the sal
i aries OF the Civil Service Commissioners at
1900 per annum. The bill abolishing the. fee
system, and fixing salaries for u s. Attorneys,
Marshals and Commissioners, was discussed
without action. A bill TO protect submarine
cables was passed. The bill authorizing the
President 10 arrange for commercial commerce
between the United States, Central and South
American nations, was taken up. At $50 a re-
cess was taken until 80 p. m, the evening ses-
sion being for the delivery OF eulogies upon the
late Representatives Beach, Dowdney and Ar
not, OF New York.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-SENATE.-The day was
devoted TO eulogies upon the late Senator Lo-
gan. Every seat in the gallery, except those
| reserved for the Diplomatic Corps, the family
OF the President and the Ladies' Press Associa-
| ton, was filed this morning when the Sen
| ate was called to order Mrs. Logan and her
son, daughter and friends, TO the number OF
twenty-five, occupied seats in the private gal
lery. The Chaplain, in his prayer, alluded TO
Senator Logan, asking that those who turned
! from the open grave with sympathizing hearts
might ever be filed with the spirit OF Him who
was touched with the feeling OF human infirmi-
ties. Senators Cullom, Morgan, Edmunds,
Henderson, Hampton, Allison, Hawley, Spoon
| err, Cockrcll, Frye, Plumb, Evarts, Sabn,
Palmer and Ransom spoke in eulogstic terms
| OF the dead Senator.
| HoUsE.-The Senate bills for the manufac.
ture of steel for modern ordnance, were referred
to the Committee on Appropriations. Consider
alton was resumed OF the bill for the compensa-
| tion OF attorneys, marshals and commissioners.
| Without action the House listened to eulogies
| on the late Congressman Price, of Wisconsin,
and at 1850 p. m. adjourned
| WASHINGTON, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
were presented from the Republican members
| of the General Assembly OF Indiana, protesting
| against the validity OF the election OF Turpie as
| U. s. Senator The House Chinese indemnity
substitute for the Senate bill was concurred in.
| The conferenee-Feport on the repeal OF the pre-
| emption laws was considered and another con-
ference ordered The bill for the purchase Of
| Ericcson's destroyer was reported and referred
| House amendments 70 Senate bills for public
buildings at Huntsville, Ala. Houston, Tex,
| and Augusta Ca, were concurred in. The
| House bill for the location and erection OF O
branch home for disabled volunteers west OF
the Rocky Mountains, was passed. The House
| bill relating to the catch OF mackerel during the
spawning season was passed. Consideration OF
| the Fades ship railway bill was resumed, and
without action the Senate adjourned
| A tv,lg
to s575,O the limit OF cost on the public build
| ing at Denver, Col Also the Senate bill ap-
| propriatng $4,000 for u public building at La
| fayette Ind, also 100000 for u public building
at Lynn, Mass. A bill was reported providing
| for the weekly payment OF wages by Gov
| eminent contractors. The Senate bill for
| reorganization OF the Land ONCE was called
| up and when 1t was found that the
chiefs OF division would be taken out OF the
civil service act the Republicans refrained
| from voting until the morning hour expired.
| The consular and diplomatic bill was taken up
and considered until p, m. Previous to I'D
| iournment bill was passed for the erection OF
| a public building at Portsmouth, o., TO cost
| s6O.0O0.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.-SENATE.-The Com
| mttee on Education and Labor was authorized
| TO continue its investigations during recess OF
| the relations OF capital and labor. resolution
| OF INQUIRY was adopted asking information
| about alleged discrimination against claimants
| in the Pension ONCE. A bill to fix the price OF
| gas in Washington at one dollar per thousand
| cubic feet was taken up tonight and passed.
The Eads ship railway bill was taken up and
| discussed and the post-onice appropriation bill
| was considered for while and laid aside. A
number OF uuimportant bills were passed, and
at 80 p. m. the Senate adjourned until to-mor-
| row.
| HoUsE-The morning hour was dispensed
with. and bills on the private calendar taken up
| in preference TO the trade dollar Dill. the
| afternoon was largely taken up, but without
| action, by the discussion OF bill extending tho
| patent OF j. ]. johnson, OF Columbus, o., Tor an
| Improvement In the evaporation OF liquids A
| veto message on the dependent pension bill was
| received and read. Pension bills were consid-
cred at the evening session.
| WASHINGTON, Feb, 12.-SENATE.-Houseb bill
passed appropTiating 10000 for a eae;ic build
| Ing at Portsmouth, Ohio. Tho Cameron and
Hale bills for increasing the navy were reported
The conierees on public building at Lafayette,
Ind, agreed The Senate then took up the post
Office appropriation bill.
ioUsE.-After q long discussion the Senate
bill for the retirement OF the trade dollar was
passed, with IN amendment providing that the
| sum used in redeeming the trade dollars shall
| not be deducted from the amount OF monthly
purchases of silver bullion Tue rest OF the SEES.